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Simba players congratulate Ibrahim Hajibu in one of the team`s past games.

Simba slaughter Prisons

Teenager Ibrahim Hajibu’s hat-trick helped Simba post a massive 5-0 win over Tanzania Prisons in a Premier League match played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
The goals of Hajibu who was promoted from Simba B, have cleared the bad wind for the Msimbazi. Full Story

COSAFA extends invitation to Stars

The Confederation of Southern African Football Associations, COSAFA has extended invitation to the Tanzania national soccer team, Taifa Stars, in the annual championship expected to kick off in South Africa later in mid May.
The fixture for preliminary stages of the. Full Story

Coastal Union of Tanga has expressed confidence that the recruitment of coach Jamhuri Kihwelo will greatly boost the team’s quest to excel in the remaining matches of the Mainland premier soccer league.

Mbeya City FC head coach Juma Mwambusi has vowed that his team will battle heroically in its remaining matches of the ongoing Mainland premier league.
City succumbed to a 3-1 defeat to Yanga at the Sokoine Stadium on Sunday and the results have seen the former drop to the 13th position in the league’s standings with 17 points from 15 matches.

The Tanzania Football Federation’s executive committee members who met in Dar es Salaam last Sunday came with a resolution to shift venue of the Annual general Meeting, AGM from previously planned Singida to Morogoro.

Young Africans skipper Nadir Haroub has urged Tanzania soccer fans to zealously support his team and Azam FC in the duo return leg matches against Botswana’s BDF XI and Sudan’s El Merreikh in the CAF Confederation Cup and CAF Champions League, respectively, scheduled to take place at the weekend.

Young Africans intensified their inexorable quest to win this year’s Mainland premiership title as they led by 3-1 over Mbeya City at a packed Sokoine Stadium in Mbeya up to ten minutes before the end of the game.

Tanzania Beach Soccer side will play their counterparts Kenya in a return leg match at the Escape One Club, Msasani in Dar es Salaam.
The Kenyan side were expected to arrive in the country last night and were scheduled to be accommodated at the Saphire hotel in the city.

Young Africans have opened a two-point lead over holders Azam in the Mainland premiership soccer league after beating Tanzania Prisons by 3-0 goals in a midweek left over fixture at the Sokoine Stadium in Mbeya yesterday.

Mainland premier soccer league newly promoted teams of African Sports and Mwadui are expected to meet in the final match of the First Division League at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.

Azam FC’s Cameroonian coach Joseph Omog, has been impressed by improvement shown by the side’s striking force following a 2-0 win over visiting Sudanese champions El Merreikh during the first leg match of the CAF Champions League’s preliminary stage at the Azam Complex in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.

Mainland champions Azam FC play their first ever Champions League match today since it was formed in 2004.
The Chamazi-based side host El Merreikh of Sudan in the preliminary round, first leg match at Azam Complex in Chamazi.

City giants Simba SC are in a crisis of a whole generation, both in technical terms as to finding a really capable coach and in leadership, as to whether the combination of personalities and their mixture of intentions is the right one at the moment.

Mainland soccer giants Young Africans have expressed determination to kick off the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary stage with victory over Botswana’s BDF XI in the first leg match to be played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday.

Dar es Salaam giants Simba failed to show any new vigour after a goalless draw when they faced Coastal Union at Mkwakwani Stadium yesterday.
The Msimbazi-based side who are number two in historical championship in the premier league have now accumulated 17 points from 13 matches while Coastal Union have piled up 18 points.

Simba SC visit Coastal Union in an unpredictable Minland premier league match at the Mkwakwani Stadium in Tanga this afternoon.
In recent years, Simba have been getting into difficulty to defeat Coastal Union on their home ground, a situation which makes today’s game rather unpredictable.

Yanga head coach, Hans Van Der Pluijm, has requested his players to avoid entertaining superstition and focus on putting their team in the Mainland Premier League title chase.
Pluijm issued the request shortly after the league’s game between Yanga and Ndanda FC played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam last Sunday.

JKT Ruvu coach Fred Felix Minziro has criticised his defenders for failure to link well and consequently contribute to a 2-1 loss at the hands of Simba in the Mainland premier league match played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam last Saturday.

The Tanzania Football Federation has slapped a three million shillings fine on Simba Sports Club for using an authorised outfit.
Simba fielded its team without Vodacom branded jerseys during a premiership match against Kagera Sugar played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on December 26, 2014.

Yanga dependable center back Kelvin Yondani might miss the Mainland Premier League match against Mtwara-based Ndanda FC after sustaining an ankle injury during the match against Police Morogoro at the Jamhuri Stadium over the weekend.

Dar es salaam Region Football Association (DRFA) has requested soccer fans in the city to come out in numbers and support the city's outfits that are participating in the Mainland Premier League, National First Division League and the Taifa Cup women soccer tournament.

Coast region women soccer team are upbeat about winning the inaugural Taifa Cup tournament after cruising into the semi-finals with a convincing 4-2 goals win over Tanga in the quarterfinal match played at Azam Complex in Dar es Salaam on Monday.

Tanzania Football Federation’s (TFF) women soccer committee has quashed an appeal filed by Mwanza women team against eligibility of two players who turned out for Kigoma women team in the ongoing Taifa Cup tournament.

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has formed a potential partnership with ten times European Champions Real Madrid FC and their first project is establishment of soccer academy in Dar es Salaam.

Yanga have moved to the second place in the Mainland Premier League following a 1-0 win over Polisi Morogoro at the latter’s venue, Jamhuri Stadium, yesterday.
Striker Dan Mrwanda banged in the all important goal on the 43rd minute, connecting home a cross from fullback Juma Abdul.

The Mainland Premier League enters in the 12th round of matches this afternoon with the game of the day pitting defending champions Azam FC and Simba SC.
Soccer fans will fix their eyes to see who emerge victorious when the two meet at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

Young Africans (Yanga) play away Polisi in a Mainland Premier League at the Jamhuri Stadium in Morogoro this afternoon.
Yanga drew barren with Ruvu Shooting in their last game in a match which the Dar es Salaam side rued missed chances to score.

Shinyanga-based Stand United’s dependable striker Haroun Chanongo has been heavily penalised by the Tanzania Premier League Board (TPLB) after being found gaily of assaulting a referee at the end of his team’s league match versus Police Morogoro played at the Jamhuri Stadium on January 3.

Young Africans Dutch coach, Hans Van Pluijm, has heaped praise on his players for creating plenty of chances despite failing to score against Coast Region’s top flight side Ruvu Shooting during the Mainland premier league match played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam last Saturday.

Officials of the England’s top flight side Arsenal FC are in the country to discuss partnership opportunities with a number of leading businesses.
The officials, Sam Stone and Daniel Willey who are the club’s director and manager for of Partnership Development, respectively, arrived in Dar es Salaam on Sunday and were expected to kick-start the process of finding Tanzanian business partners later yesterday.

Tanzania Amateur Volleyball Association (Tava) has passed a new regulation which will allow snatching points from any club which will be discovered to use a player already registered by another club in any current tournament.

Club managers at Young Africans SC are showing how inside themselves they are burning with fury at the money they pay international players recruited from outside, and some notable local players they think they are paying plenty to keep them.

England’s Arsenal FC is expected to send members of its commercial team to Dar es Salaam to discuss partnership opportunities with a number of leading local businesses.
EAG Group Ltd’s chief executive officer, Imani Kajula, who has coordinated the vist, disclosed that two members of the Arsenal Partnership Development team are expected in the city on Sunday.

Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has applauded the world soccer governing body, FIFA, for including the national soccer team, Taifa Stars, in the sponsorship for the 2018 World Cup preparations and participation.

Yanga SC is expected to file a case at the Commercial Division of the High Court against the squad’s goalkeeper, Juma Kaseja demanding compensation amounting to 342m/- for his termination of his contract with the club.

The first round of the inaugural Proin Taifa Cup women soccer tournament comes to a close today with participating teams clashing in second leg games.
According to the tournament's organizers, Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) teams that have garnered aggregate wins will progress to the next stage, which will also have outfits from Dar es Salaam districts of Ilala, Kinondoni and Temeke.

Simba SC head coach, Goran Kopunovic, has said his squad will seek to hand Mtibwa Sugar double blows when the two sides meet in the final of this year’s Mapinduzi Cup at Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar tomorrow.

After showing good performance in the Mapinduzi Cup, JKU striker Amour Omary Janja is now being targeted by city archrivals Simba SC and Young Africans SC.
Janja who scored a late goal when his team defeated Yanga 1-0 at the quarter final match on Thursday at Amaan Stadium is also being pursued by Azam FC.

Young Africans SC are reconciled to the outcome of their Mapinduzi Cup run and will now focus on the Mainland premier league and the Confederation Cup.
The team’s run was ended at the quarter final stage with a 0-1 beating by Isles giant killers JKU.

It now seems to be a proper view that participating in the Mapinduzi Cup tournament at the start of the year in Zanzibar is only a preparatory event, or training ground for more important contests like the Mainland premier league, or continental competitions.

Simba SC faces Zanzibar’s JKU in a tricky Group C match of the Mapinduzi Cup at the Amaan Stadium in the Isles today.
Simba, who are under newly recruited coach, Goran Kopunovic, and posted three points following a 1-0 win over Mafunzo FC on Saturday, take on the Group C leaders that will be keen on winning the game and avoid playing tougher opponents including Azam FC and Uganda’s KCCA in the knockout stage.

Mainland Premier League defending champions Azam FC are expected to head to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the end of the month to participate in a mini tournament to shape up for the African Champions League.

Yanga SC coach Hans van der Pluijm has said that Simba have no capacity to win Mapinduzi Cup after they were walloped 1-0 by Mtibwa Sugar on Thursday.
Pluijm who was in Amaan Stadium when Simba played Mtibwa at the first match of the ongoing Mapinduzi Cup tournament said that the Msimbazi giants’ performance was not satisfactory to win a tournament which comprises giant clubs like KCCA of Kampala, Yanga and Mtibwa.

Football fans in the country have said that lack of commitment, skills and programmes to groom youngsters are among few drawbacks that derail the growth of Tanzania football.
The revelations were made at separate times during exclusive interviews with The Guardian on Sunday.

Mainland Premier League champions Azam FC have said that they will use the ongoing Mapinduzi Cup tournament as part of preparations towards the African Champions League (ACL).
Azam FC this year will represent the country in the Champions League after winning the league title last season.

Tanzania representatives in Confederation of African Football (CAF) club competitions, Azam and Yanga, have submitted their respective 24-player lists to the soccer governing body.
Having submitted 24 players each team, they have the option of adding more names to their squads before the deadline set at January 15, this year, with failure to beat the deadline attracting penalty from CAF.

Mainland soccer giants, Yanga, will open their campaign in Group A of the Mapinduzi Cup by facing Jang’ombe FC at Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar in evening.
Yanga were earlier scheduled to play Uganda’s SC Villa tomorrow but the latter has opted out of the event.

Mtibwa Sugar coach Mecky Mexime has bragged that his side will overcome Simba in the Mapinduzi Cup, which is expected to start in Zanzibar today.
Mtibwa left for the Isles yesterday evening to prepare for the opening match against Simba.

Mainland soccer giants, Yanga, are expected to leave for Zanzibar tomorrow to participate in the Mapinduzi Cup which started yesterday and comes to a close on January 13.
The event will involve teams from Tanzania Mainland, guest outfits from Kenya and Uganda, and hosts with matches taking place at Aman Abeid Karume Stadium.

Mainland Premier League defending champions, Azam FC, has expressed delight in facing Uganda’s KCCA in the Mapinduzi Cup that was expected to start in Zanzibar yesterday.
Azam leave for Zanzibar today and will take on KCCA at the Aman Stadium on Friday.

Simba Sports Club head coach Patrick Phiri has urged his players to shift their focus to the forthcoming Mainland Premier League match against Mgambo JKT at the Mkwakwani Stadium in Tanga next weekend.

Kagera Sugar coach Jackson Mayanja has said he was confident of overcoming Simba in the Mainland Premier League’s eighth round game as the latter lacked a lethal striker.
Kagera edged Simba 1-0 in the match that took place at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam last Friday, with former Yanga striker, Atupele Green, scoring the all important goal in the 21st minute.

Mainland premier league defending champions Azam FC today seek to get three crucial points when they play Young Africans SC at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
Each team will try to take three points to go toward the top of the league table which now Mtibwa Sugar leads while Yanga and Azam have 13 points after seven games, differing on goal difference.

Young Africans SC will use striker Kpah Sherman during the match against defending champions Azam FC which will be held tomorrow at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
Sherman was recruited during the short registration window, a native of Ghana.

Mwanza and Mara are expected to lock horns in the opening match of the national women soccer league at the CCM Kirumba Stadium on January 1, next year.
The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) competition director, Boniface Wambura, said the first phase of the league, which has been sponsored by Proin Company, will be played on home and away basis.

Simba SC head coach Patrick Phiri has said he will use players that played in the 'Nani Mtani Jembe 2' match against rivals Yanga when his side faces Kagera Sugar in the Mainland Premier League match at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam today.

Tanga`s Coastal Union have said they hardly harbours fear over Mbeya's Tanzania Prisons, as the former has prepared well for the match against the latter.
Coastal Union had camped in Mombasa, Kenya to shape up for the game, slated to take place at the Sokoine Stadium in Mbeya.

Tanzanian 2013/2014 Mainland Premier League Champions Azam FC and first runners-up Young Africans (Yanga) have been drawn against El Merreikh of Sudan and Botswana Defence Force XI in the 2015 CAF Champions League and Confederations Cup respectively.

Tanzania Amateur Volleyball Association (Tava) Players Commission is set to visit players and the rest of the game's stakeholders across the country with the aim of motivating the latter to step up efforts to promote the sport.

Mainland Premier League's defending champions Azam FC are expected to take on Sudan's El Merreikh in the preliminary stage of the CAF Champions League on the weekend of February 13, 14 or 15, next year.

Mainland soccer giants Simba and Yanga have received equipment worth 40m/- from their main sponsor, Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL)’s brand Kilimanjaro Premium Lager, to prepare for the second phase of the Mainland Premier League slated to start on December 26.

Tanga’s Coastal Union has stepped up preparations for the Mainland Premier League match against Mbeya’s Prisons penned for December 27 at the Sokoine Stadium in Mbeya.
Coastal returned to Tanga last weekend from Mombasa, Kenya, where the team had camped to prepare for the league.

Dar es salaam Young Africans (Yanga) coach Hans van Der Pluijm has urged his players to improve their performance and avoid staying on the bench in five consecutive matches of the Mainland Premier League’s eighth round slated to kick off on December 26.

Simba SC head coach, Patrick Phiri, has said he opts to set up training camp in Zanzibar because the place helps his players concentrate in training.
He said players are in peaceful environment and do not have opportunity to move around aimlessly the way they do when they are in Dar es Salaam.

Mainland soccer giants Simba SC are expected to travel to Zanzibar today to prepare for the second part of the Mainland Premier League kicking off on Friday.
Simba are currently training at the TCC Club Chang'ombe ground in Dar es Salaam, under coaches Patrick Phiri and Selemani Matola.

Changes were due at Young Africans SC after losing the second of its epic encounter with traditional rivals Simba SC, in the furtively named ‘Nani Mtani Jembe’ epic encounter at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam lately.

A new club secretariat has been picked at Young Africans SC which will be under new general secretary, Dr. Jonas Tiboroha.
Club Information Officer Jerry Muro said yesterday in Dar es Salaam that the club has decided to change the secretariat from the technical bench to club administration due to poor performance of the club.

Two goals scored in the first half were enough to earn Simba a 2-0 win over archrivals Young Africans in a ‘Nani Mtani Jembe’ encounter yesterday.
This is the second time Simba win the beer promotion contest.

Azam FC striker John Boko will be out of the pitch for one month as he is still nursing an injury.
Club chief executive officer Saad Kawemba has affirmed that Boko will miss the match against Yanga on the Mainland premier league on December 27.

The Japanese Sport For Tomorrow program to promote baseball and other sporting disciplines in 100 countries as part of preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games was launched in Dar es Salaam, yesterday with six teams from different regions competing in the National Baseball Championship.

Simba need to recruit two defenders, a midfielder and a goalkeeper to be safe in the Mainland Premier League title chase and the ‘Nani Mtani Jembe’ encounter with archrivals Yanga on December 13 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

Beno Njovu has parted with Yanga after finishing his one year contract with the club as secretary general.
Njovu took over last December from Lawrence Mwalusako who acted as secretary general for one year.

Brazilian striker Genilson Santos ‘Jaja’ has pulled out of Yanga claiming that he has a family problem.
Club sources affirmed yesterday Jaja will be replaced by Emerson de Oliveira Neves Rouqe, another Brazilian who will arrive in the country for trials early next week.

Two out of three players who were suspended by Simba for poor performing in the Mainland Premier League are likely to be expelled from the club.
Club sources affirmed yesterday that veteran midfielder Amri Kiemba and all-rounder Haruna Chanongo would be given a bye at the Msimbazi Street side.

Chances that the Senior Challenge Cup will be held this year are diminishing, after Tanzania declined host the tourney on short notice, while Sudan has failed to respond to the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) request.

The government is in talks with the Social Security Regulatory Authority (SSRA) to see how premier league soccer players can be included in the security funds, the National Assembly was told yesterday.